Spoilage and microbial quality of crude palm oil from the North-west Region of Cameroon

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Australian Journal of French Studies Pub Date : 2020-10-31 DOI:10.5897/ajfs2020.1993

Alima Senkoh Ngangjoh, Niba Aziwo Tatanja, A. R. Ejoh

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Abstract

In Cameroon, palm oil is extensively used in its crude form for food. The present study was carried out to access stakeholders’ perception of spoilage and the microbial quality of crude palm oil in the North-west Region of Cameroon. A random survey was carried out on 148 stakeholders of the crude palm oil marketing channel about their perception of crude palm oil spoilage. 79 samples were collected from different market sites in the region. Handlings of crude palm oil by the stakeholders were unhygienic and they had poor knowledge of the causes and reasons associated with its spoilage. The microbial contaminants isolated were Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, yeast, and Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus sulphureus and Aspergillus versicolor. The estimated overall bacterial load ranged from 17.14 × 104 to 36.41 ×104cfu/ml. The bacterial load of crude palm oil samples from each market was far above the minimum acceptable range stipulated by NAFDAC. There is need for these stakeholders to be educated on the health implications and risks associated with palm oil production and post-production handling. Key words: Crude palm oil, spoilage, microbiological quality, Northwest Region of Cameroon.

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喀麦隆西北地区粗棕榈油的腐败和微生物质量

在喀麦隆，棕榈油的原始形式被广泛用于食品。本研究的目的是获取利益相关者对喀麦隆西北地区粗棕榈油腐败和微生物质量的看法。对148名原棕榈油营销渠道的利益相关者进行随机调查，了解他们对原棕榈油腐败的看法。从该地区不同的市场地点收集了79个样本。利益相关者对粗棕榈油的处理是不卫生的，他们对其变质的原因和原因知之甚少。分离出的微生物污染物有沙门氏菌、大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、酵母菌、黑曲霉、硫曲霉和花色曲霉。估计总体细菌负荷范围为17.14 ×104至36.41 ×104cfu/ml。各市场棕榈油样品细菌载量均远高于NAFDAC规定的最低可接受范围。有必要对这些利益攸关方进行教育，使其了解与棕榈油生产和生产后处理有关的健康影响和风险。关键词:粗棕榈油;腐败;微生物品质;

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Australian Journal of French Studies LITERATURE, ROMANCE-

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期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of French Studies is an international, fully refereed journal devoted to French literature, culture, society and history. The journal encourages new theoretical engagements and particularly welcomes interdisciplinary approaches. Articles are published in English and French. The majority of numbers are focussed on a specific theme, but numbers on miscellaneous topics will usually be published annually.